Have you heard the term Polish hostage? Where did this come from? I created this account because for once in my life I could not find the answer to a question by researching it. I am truly curious. I've heard this term more than once. I suppose it might be inter-agency slang by, maybe, police forces or SWAT. So, Have you heard the term Polish hostage?
Definition: Polish Hostage
another term for a person wanting to attempt suicide, usually involving police intervention.
Officer smith had to respond to the high railroad bridge over the river- there was a polish hostage up there threatening to jump.(this is a copied definition, one of very few sources I found online)
Have you heard the term Polish hostage? Where did this come from? tx